I should have had these photos of my show up a long time ago, however, now that I’m a full time artist, I will be better at posting in my blog about all things art, and keeping my work more up to date. For now though, I hope you enjoy seeing my work. It was an awesome experience to see my work all hanging together in one space. It overwhelmed me. I can’t begin to tell you how wonderful it felt after all this time to have my work displayed in such a great space. Many thanks to all the people in the Art Department who made this happen for me; Abby, Anna and Tim, I couldn’t begin to thank you enough for all your support. And thanks to my husband John Ernest, without whose love and support I would not have been able to build this book of work. And, thanks to my friend Gregg Silvis (Sylvan Art) who introduced me to the right people. You should check out his work www.sylvanart.net.
three dimensional painting
New Work /
My new work is the next painting in my "Women Series". These paintings are delving into the hopelessness of women who get caught in circumstances where they have no say...no power. Being a prostitute, a bride in an arranged marriage, or a pin-up girl represent impossible situations that women can find themselves in just to survive. There isn't any beauty in women finding themselves in these circumstances yet there is beauty here too in the nature of women.
The third painting in this series is entitled, "Pinned Up Girl - Under the Moon". I've used silk scarves again in this painting as way to create a three dimensional aspect to the work. The scarves become an aperture for the paint coupled with the various textures and surfaces to create tension and vulnerability to the painting. The juxtaposition of the silk scarves to the thickness of the paint, as well as the very fragile strands of paint, and the textures that go from wild to sandy, gives a sensuality and yet a hardness to the "Pinned Up Girl - Under the Moon".
This new work, "Pinned Up Girl's Boudoir" incorporates the beauty of the boudoir; silk , sensuality and glamor; and then the pink questions that glamor and reduces the image of a woman's bedroom to the color always associated with girls and women "pink is for girls". The mystery of the pink and red create the tension in this work. The threads of gold create a fragility in opposition to the bright pink and red which are both so strong.